Page 1 of 13 Marine Parks Educational Activities Field Study report 1. Weather Conditions: Date (4 days before field study) (3 days before field study) (2 days before field study) (1 day before field study) (field study) Weather conditions (Sunny / Cloudy / Rains) Air Temperature (Maximum and Minimum) 2. Tidal Conditions: Time of Tide Predicted Tide Real Time Tide Remarks Daily Weather Summary and Radiation Level : http://www.hko.gov.hk/wxinfo/dailywx/dailywx.shtml Predicted Tidal Info: http://www.hko.gov.hk/tide/eKLWtide.htm Real Time Tidal Info: http://www.hko.gov.hk/tide/marine/hko_klw.htm
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Marine Parks Educational Activities Field Study reportSand shore Rocky shore Sessile Animals Barnacles (藤壺) Stalked barnacles (有柄藤壺) Rock oyster (石蠔) Sea anemone (海葵)
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Marine Parks Educational Activities Field Study report
1. Weather Conditions:
Date (4 days before field study) (3 days before field study) (2 days before field study) (1 day before field study) (field study)
Weather conditions (Sunny / Cloudy / Rains)
Air Temperature (Maximum and Minimum)
2. Tidal Conditions:
Time of Tide Predicted Tide Real Time Tide Remarks
Chemical Analysis kit used: Lovibond Tintometer ® Checkit
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5. Seascape Features: (Please indicate the locations of transects and quadrates)
Abandoned
Campsite
Park Sign
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6. Mangrove Flora Survey Laid a 8m long transect on the mangrove stand. Record mangrove floral characteristics along the transect continuously.
Position (m) Root Bark Leaves Flowers Fruits Droppers
Intercepts a: seaward, b: landward
wl : width left (perpendicular to transect) inl : intercept of transect and width left wr : width right (perpendicular to transect) inr : intercept of transect and width right
Arrangement of leaves: Alternate? Opposite or Spirally arranged?
Shape of leaves: Oval, elongated, apex acute or blunt? Record by taking photo or sketching
Average Length: Record the mean value of 3 mature leaves/ fruiting structure
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7 Mangroves Fauna Survey Laid a 18m transect on the beach extend from the seashore to the backshore mangroves. Observe all flora and fauna along transect 0.5m away from transect, i.e. a belt transect with 1 m wide Laid three 1m X 1m quadrats randomly on sandy shore, count and identify fauna found.
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Cont 7. Belt transect (Length: 18 m (1800 cm) Width : 1 m (100 cm) ) Pls record the number of fauna found in the corresponding Sections of Belt Transect
Sections of Belt Transect (m) 0-3 3-6 6-9 9-12 12-15 15-18
Description:
Mangroves / Seaweeds
Sandy shore
Rocky shore
Mangroves / Seaweeds
Sandy shore
Rocky shore
Mangroves / Seaweeds
Sandy shore
Rocky shore
Mangroves / Seaweeds
Sandy shore
Rocky shore
Mangroves / Seaweeds
Sandy shore
Rocky shore
Mangroves / Seaweeds
Sand shore
Rocky shore
Sessile Animals
Barnacles (藤壺)
Stalked barnacles (有柄藤壺)
Rock oyster (石蠔)
Sea anemone (海葵)
Gastropods
Batillaria sp (灘棲螺)
Cerithidea sp (蟹守螺)
Echinolittoraria sp (濱螺)
Planaxis sp (平軸螺)
Monodonta sp (單齒螺)
Nerita sp (蜑螺)
Clithon sp (彩螺)
Lunella sp (月螺)
Thais sp (荔枝螺)
Sea Hare (海兔)
Bivalves Fulvia sp (薄殼鳥蛤)
Geloina erosa (掉地蛤)
Crustaceans
Buddhist crab (角眼切腹蟹)
Ghost crab (角眼沙蟹)
Hermit crab (寄居蟹)
Echinoderms
Sea urchin- Salmacis sphaeroide
(雜色角孔海膽)
Starfish - Archaster typicus
(飛白楓海星)
Fishes
Terapon jarbua (釘公)
Mudskipper –
Periophthalmus cantonensis (彈塗魚)
Others
8. Litter Cover:
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Sections of Belt Transect (m) 0-3 3-6 6-9 9-12 12-15 15-18
Natural
(“” : presence)
Leaves
Branches
Dropper/seeds
Dried/detached seaweeds
Others
Artificial
(“” : presence)
Food packing
Aluminum cans
Plastic bottles
Plastic bags
Glass bottle
Others
9 Substrate Characteristics (Roughly determine by hands)